Nursing Kent State Midterm Exam Questions with All Answers
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Nursing Kent State Midterm Exam Questions with All Answers
Criminal law - Answer-Law that regulates conduct considered offensive against the general public because it harms the welfare of society as a whole
Civil law - Answer-Law that protects the legal rights and enforces the legal duties of ...
Nursing Kent State Midterm Exam
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Criminal law - Answer-Law that regulates conduct considered offensive against the
general public because it harms the welfare of society as a whole
Civil law - Answer-Law that protects the legal rights and enforces the legal duties of
private persons
Intentional tort - Answer-Willful acts that violate another person's rights or property-
usually physical acts; may result in a crime.
Examples of Intentional Tort - Answer-Assault - a threat to make a person genuinely
fear that he or she will be touched without consent
Battery - unconsented touch of a person, or anything he or she is wearing or holding, or
anything that is attached to him or her, without the person's permission; does not have
to cause injury.
False imprisonment
Intentional infliction of emotional distress
Conversion of property
Quasi-Intentional Tort - Answer-Violation of a person's reputation, personal privacy, or
freedom from malicious or unfounded legal prosecution. (Characteristics of both
intentional and unintentional torts)
Defamation of Character - Answer-Quasi-Intentional Tort; the sharing of information that
unintentionally harms a person's reputation.
Examples of defamation of character - Answer-Slander - oral defamation of character
that is intentional and malicious
Libel - written defamation of character that is intentional and malicious
Unintentional Tort - Answer-A wrong occurring to another person leading to injury even
though it was not intended. (Same as negligence)
Example of Unintentional Tort - Answer-Professional negligence; failure to act as a
competent and caring nurse.
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act - Answer-HIPAA; Federal privacy
standard to protect patients' medical records; requires all health care providers and their
assistants to ensure patients' privacy/confidentiality.
, Confidentiality - Answer-A legal and ethical concern; protects private information about
a patient during provision of medical services. (Nurses may be ordered to share
information without patient consent)
Breach of Confidentiality - Answer-Revealing information obtained from privileged
communication.
Natural Law - Answer-The inherent tendency that humans have to take actions that
follow our nature and purpose as human beings; based on the idea to promote good
and avoid evil.
Common law - Answer-Refers to laws that are made based on a judge's decision in a
court case.
Statutory law - Answer-Those that are legislated-such as The Nurse Practice Act.
Administrative law - Answer-Those that are made through governmental agencies -
such as the IRS.
Legal Liability - Answer-Occurs if a person is found guilty of any tort; generally results in
the payment of damages.
Nurse Practice Act - Answer-Defines practice of professional nursing, sets educational
and other requirements for licensure, determines legal titles and abbreviations, provides
for disciplinary action.
OBN: Types of Discipline - Answer-Sanctions
Suspensions
Revocation
Impairment - Answer-Alternative Program for Chemical Dependency
Boundary Issues - Answer-Maintaining a professional distance
Practice Deficiency - Answer-Practice Intervention and Improvement Program
Malpractice - Answer-Greatest legal concern for nursing practice. Does not have to be
intentional. Issue of negligence.
Common Causes of Malpractice - Answer-Burns, falls, medication errors, mistaken
identity, failure to communicate, abandonment, loss/damage to patient property, lack of
informed consent.
Negligence - Answer-Failure to act as a reasonably prudent person would act in the
same circumstances.
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